Analysis of community-based early warning systems in the Comoros

Analysis of community-based early warning systems in the Comoros

PIROI-French Red Cross and its partner, the Comoros Red Crescent, asked the consulting company Ramboll to analyse the feasibility of developing community-based early warning systems (CBEWS) in the Union of the Comoros. The analysis looked at how early warning systems...
First aid training: Comoros Red Crescent shares life-saving skills

First aid training: Comoros Red Crescent shares life-saving skills

In order to familiarise the Comoros islands’ population with first aid, the French Red Cross and the Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC) organised training for Comorian Red Crescent...
Development of the network of warehouses with pre-positioned supplies in the small island states of the south-west Indian Ocean

Development of the network of warehouses with pre-positioned supplies in the small island states of the south-west Indian Ocean

PIROI has developed since 2007 a strategy of pre-positioning emergency relief supplies in regional warehouses, making it much easier to send equipment to affected areas in the event of a disaster. These stocks are pooled at regional and national level, thereby helping...